Custom Fretted Instruments & Repair

Welcome to Custom Fretted Instruments & Repair. Our shop, located on the side of a mountain near Sparta, TN, offers professional quality repair and restoration of fretted instruments such as guitars, banjos, mandolins, etc. Electric guitar repair, setups and electronics are a specialty.

We are an authorized warranty repair center for Fender, Takamine and Ovation, and are a dealer for several high quality musical instruments including guitars made by Eastman, Stonebridge/Furch, Huss & Dalton, and J.W. Gallagher & Son. We stock Eastman and Kentucky mandolins, Flinthill, Huss & Dalton, Stelling, and Ome banjos as well as McSpadden lap dulcimers and Dusty Strings hammer dulcimers.

We stock fretted instrument accessories, tuners by Korg and Peterson, strings for most fretted instruments and instructional and reference books and videos.

Our Latest 5 instruments. See our Products page to see the full list.

	Name	Description	Price
	1957 Martin D-21	Another great old Martin guitar! The tone on this one is clean, clear and even across all the strings. This one is in excellent condition. It does have a good bit of play wear, but it all appears to be "honest" wear and tear. It ha...	12000.00
	1946 Martin D-28	The last year of herringbone Martins was1946. This guitar is a fine example. The guitar is light and very responsive. The tone is the classic Martin sound that we're all searching for. There's just something about the old Brazilian Rosewood t...	32000.00
	1951 Gibson Southern Jumbo	SOLD With a firm projection and balanced tone, this old Gibson sounds fantastic. Repairs are extensive, many appear quite old, but all are solid. Many braces reglued, several cracks repaired, broken headstock, jack hole in...	5000.00
	2001 Weber Bitterroot	SOLD Great sounding f-style mandolin with a warm, woody tone. Mahogany back and sides with a spruce top. Only a couple of minor dings, and a clear scratch guard added to the top. Original Weber branded har...	2900.00
	1952 Martin D-28	SOLD This old Martin has been used and abused, but it's still trucking along! It's well worn in and has a great warm, rich and balanced tone and long sustain. The action plays just like one should. The Brazilian rosewood in th...	8850.00